A way to transcode to Avid DNxHD without avid MC?

[Shane Ross]

All you need to do is download the Avid codecs….

https://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=392959

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[Mike Most]

If you want to make Avid MXF files, you can use Resolve Lite. It’s free.

[David Glasgal]

when i do that, i still have to “import” the file into avid. With the Red Cine program, i just put the mxf files into the mxf folder and they link up. do you concur?

[David Glasgal]

ok i’ll download that now. Is it easy to do? i’ve never used resolve. thx

[Shane Ross]

Sorry, I don’t know the Red Cine program, and if it makes MXF files or QT files in the DNxHD format.

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[Pat Horridge]

Although it’s quick to just drop externally made MXF files into the Avid mediaFiles MXF folders just be aware that the media has no project metatdata so the Avids Media tool will fail to see that media associated with any Avid project making the use of the media tool less helpful.
The prefered method is to AMA and then Transcode to make the Avid media. But you need MC of course.
Also there’s a need trick (unsupported) to get all the clips from a bunch of MXF files into a bin.
After you drop the new MXF files, externally created, into the Avid mediaFiles folder and let MC launch and scan them (to build the databases) at explorer/finder level find the file in that foldr Avid will have created called msmMMOB.mdb and drag and drop it into an empty Avid bin inside MC while it’s running and it will be populated with all the clips in that MXF folder.

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[Peter Groom]

This is interesting.

Am I right in thinking that externally created avid HDxND files (say from resolve lite) would fast import.
Peter

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[Pat Horridge]

Yes they should. But I’d just AMA to them. No need to make yet more media!

Pat Horridge
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[Mike Most]

If you’re making MXF files in Resolve, there is no “import.” Put them in the right place (Avid MediaFiles/MXF/numbered folder), let Avid scan the drive, and drag the .mdb file into a new bin. It’s only if you make DNx encoded Quicktime movies that you need to go through an import process.

[David Glasgal]

it says, “Remember that Avid MXF support is an extra purchase for Resolve in the Avid File Support option.”